Re: SuitSat Reentry Estimate

hello
This past e-mail intrigued me regarding some orbital dynamics. My
thinking goes like this. An object in orbit will decay according to how
low it gets and gets hit by air. The larger the size to mass to means it
would slow down faster with in a thinner atmosphere. Whereas a very
small dense with say an equal mass would stay up longer. as it hits less
air. Therefore is it not possible for the Suitsat too slow down enough
such that it would be slow enough as not to burn up and kinda drift to
the ground. I'm missing something I'm sure, this is only a thought
experiment, but it kinda makes to me wonder what is actual process it.
How is my logic??
Sleepless in Seattle
Bob W7LRD
On Wed, 22 Feb 2006 21:22:00 +1300 "jtowler" <jtowler@xtra.co.nz> writes:
> A.J.,
>
> I don't have the direct answer to the question you ask, but can
> offer
> something that might assist:
>
> On www.space-track.org, one of the pages gives "60 Day Decay
> Forecast".
>
> Currently, one of the bits that drifted off from Suitsat, called
> "SUITSAT
> DEB", object #28934, has a projected reentry of 1st April.
>
> (Makes you wonder if it's the antenna off the helmet, that should
> have been
> connected to the HT. An April Fool joke? :-)
>
> Anyway, SUITSAT itself is not yet shown on the decay page, so its
> beyond the
> 60-day period I expect.
>
> Someone should post something once Suitsat shows up on the decay
> page
> (Hint).
>
> It would be kind of fun to do "Meteor Scatter via Suitsat" when it
> burns
> up!!!
>
> Regards,
> Jim, ZL1TYF
> Wellington
> New Zealand.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-AMSAT-BB@amsat.org
> > [mailto:owner-AMSAT-BB@amsat.org] On Behalf Of A.J. Farmer (AJ3U)
> > Sent: Wednesday, 22 February 2006 2:30 p.m.
> > To: amsat bb
> > Subject: [amsat-bb] SuitSat Reentry Estimate
> >
> >
> > Does anyone have an estimate for the atmospheric reentry for
> SuitSat?
> > I have wondered this myself, but I was just asked by a science
> teacher
> > who was asked by one of his students. Is this something that can
> be
> > calculated to a precise date, time and location based on the known
> kep
> > elements?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > --
> > A.J. Farmer, AJ3U
> > http://www.aj3u.com
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